St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-30

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made is still in force, and the district attorney
is unable, in consequence OF pressure
business, to argue the case at once. Mr.
Sharp, in the meanwhile, remains in Ludlow
street jail, and according to the doctors re
port is daily growing weaker.
The grand jury of Frederick county, Va.
has indicted very prominent 1sraelite mer
chant, N. Kohn, and his niece, Emms
Frankel. These parties were married by
Rabbi Phillipson, of Har Sinai Tabernacle
in Baltimore, on June 81, 1887, and returned
to Winchester Va, to reside The Virginia
law forbds the marriage in the State OF
parties thus connected or having been mar
rled, from returning there to reside as man
and wife. The penalty is heavy fine and
| imprisonment. Eminent counsel has been
engaged by kohn.
A special from Nelson, Neb., says: "a
farmer named Coonrad, who was being held
IN Jail here for the murder of another farmer
named Henry Sallen, was taken out by 1OU
men and hanged on bridge near the city.
The object of the murder is supposed to have
been robbery. Mrs. Sallen, who was in q
delicate condition at the time Of her husband S
murder, has died from the effects Of the
shock"
The Terre Haute Qnd.) car works, with
the exception of the foundry department.,
We're destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated
at 100000. The insurance is between $50
600 and 100000. Seven hundred and fifty
men are thrown out of employment.
Bishop Charles John Seghers, Catholic
missionary bishop in Alaska, has been muir
dered by servant.
Mrs. James Smith, of Four Mile Run, Pa,
near Pittsburg, was fatally burned and her
husband and sister-in-law, Annie Smith,
quite seriously injured, by an explosion Of
can of kerosene with which they were try
ing to start fire. This makes the sixth oil
can fatality in that vicinity in forty eight
hours.
The count of the cash and securities in the
treasurer's office at Washington, which be-
gan May %, will shortly be concluded. The
funds on hand amounted to S95, 500, 900,
Which $61, 100000 was in standard silver dor
lars s25, 100000 in gold coin, 100000 in
fractional silver coin, and the balance in
notes and certificates. So far as is known
not single penny's deficiency has yet been
found.
News of most inhuman murder comes
from Riverside, Ark, 1t seems that man
living near that place had stepson Give
years old) whom he greatly disliked. He
was known to treat him most cruelty, beat
ing him in terrible manner, once putting
one of the little fellows eyes out while
whipping him. A few days ago he beat the
child in a horrible manner, and then tied
him by the wrists to stake in the hot sun,
without food or water, until he died. Just
how long the child was there is not known.
But the cords at the wrists had cut into the
iesh, and the wounds were filled with
worms. The iend, finding his victim was
lead, armed himself and took to the woods.
The child's mother seemed indifferent over
he affair
Aspecial from Chillicothe, Mo-, says: "a
rirulent type of fiux, having some symp-
:oms of cholera is epidemic around Ever
~onville, in the northeast part of Livingston
county and northwest Linn county, which
battles ali the efforts of physicians. A large
number of children are down with it, and
fifteen or twenty deaths have resulted from
it. One physician is treating thirty-seven
ases.
kiamil Pasha, the Turkish grand vizier,
las resigned. The resignation was in con-
-eluence of violent article published in the
Hizam attacking the grand vizier, the cabi-
'et and the whole administration, which
vas inspired by the Sultan in order to excite
nublic indignation against them and thus
'over his own responsibility in connection
With the Egyptian convention.
Ex-Alderman McCabe of the Combine"
las disappeared.
The overlooking of excursion steamers is
attention in New York.
The volcano of Akoutan, on the island Of |
Akoutan, one of the Alutian group, is in a
tate of eruption.
The lasters in the seven shoe factories at |
}everly, Mass, are on strike against reduc
ion in wages.
Glen Miller, the gray stallion owned by
: E. Fay. of Ohio died at Peoria, Ill. His
'wner had refused $4,000 for him. After
rot he was given ice-water, which caused his
eath.
Mr.. John Hindman, for several terms a
member of the West Virginia Legislature
rom Brooke county, was run over and killed
N the Panhandle railroad
A lad of sixteen years, named Richard
,artley, committed suicide by hanging in
Jew York In the morning Richard seemed
0 be in first-rate spirits. About noon his
wo older brothers asked him to attend to
heir harness and saddlery store at No. 81
linton Place. Richard replied good-na-
uredly that he would remain, but as soon as
hey went away he went into the rear of the
tore and hanged himself
Charles Reed. of Akron, O., depressed by
nancial losses and affected by the excessive
eat, went into his barn and hanged himself
Lis wife died from the shock.
1t is reported in Pittsburg that the iron
manufacturers are attempting to evade the
rovisions of the scale recently agreed upon
18th the Amalgamated Association
The mayor and city council of Chicago
will appoint committee to invite Presiden
leveland to visit that city during his pro-
osed Western trip.
Department clerks are interested in the
roposed introduction of examinations for
romotion which have been tried in the War
department. they are said to put an end to